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Robert Barton Englund (born June 6, 1947) is an American actor and director. Englund is best known for playing the villain Freddy Krueger in the A Nightmare on Elm Street franchise and Willie in the V television franchise (1983-1985).
Since 1984 he's achieved international fame as the iconic boogeyman Freddy Krueger in the hit franchise A Nightmare on Elm Street and its seven sequels. Englund has guest starred in hundreds of hours of TV most recently Bones, Criminal Minds and Hawaii 5-0.
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Since 1984 he's achieved international fame as the iconic boogeyman Freddy Krueger in the hit franchise A Nightmare on Elm Street and its seven sequels. Englund has guest starred in hundreds of hours of TV most recently Bones, Criminal Minds and Hawaii 5-0.
- Actor, Additional Crew, Director
- June 6, 1947
May 31, 2023 · A character actor who found his unlikely calling by slicing and dicing fresh-faced teens in the Nightmare franchise (and madly cackling all the while), Englund is as synonymous with Freddy as...
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- Entertainment Critic
Freddy Krueger ( / ˈkruːɡər /) is the antagonist of the A Nightmare on Elm Street horror film franchise. Created by Wes Craven, he made his debut in Craven's A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) as the malevolent spirit of a child killer who had been burned to death by his victims' parents after evading prison. [2]
Oct 24, 2023 · Longtime horror fans may be surprised to learn just how many actors actually portrayed the iconic villain, Freddy Krueger.
Aug 2, 2019 · Actor Robert Englund is most known for his role as Freddy Krueger in Nightmare on Elm Street. Englund talks about families watching his movies together and his audition process for the movie....
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